, 1887-12-29

this gulch. The elevation here Is
several hundred feet higher than at
the other mines mentioned, and
necessarily required a great
amount of work to develop it; for.
tunately IL fell into the hands Of en-
terprising and conservative men
who had very proper understand.
ing Of the task they were undertak.
ing. For more than year work
has been vigorously pushed in Il
very thorough and systematic man.
ner and now II Is beginning to yield
some returns, and promises to be
equally as good as It's neighbors.
This mine Is opened by a cross.cut
tunnel reaching the ledge In 800 feet,
and connected at this point with a
shaft $50 feet to the surface; this
lnsures a circulation Of air and OK.
plores the vein on its dip from the
surface to this depth. Considerable
drifting was done at this point, de-
veloping a large mineral zone, CIV
ing evidence Of a
GREAT ORE BODY
at greater depth. Here, an engine
with a hoist and pump was placed
near the end OF the tunnel, and an
Inclined shaft begun following the
ledge in its dip.
were found as work progressed, but
no change of plans were entertained
until 200 feet was reached; here
ing began; in doing this, veins OF
opened out to large bodies. This
tS hSy hn
Company, Of Portland, with w. b.
Honeyman superintendent. The
development OF the property has
been In a methodical manner char
acteristic OF the owners; work has
not ceased night or day for more
than a year, and has cost a great
deal of money, but the c0mpanycaSa
now see some reward for their en-
ergy and perseverance,, and returns
for their investment. Work goes
steadily on, and large amount of
ore Is OH the dump, and a tramway
and corcentratOr is In contemplation
In the near future. The develop.
ment of this property has more sig-
nificance to the mining interests on
this belt than any similar work that
has been. II demonstrates that not
only where the vein has strong out.
groupings, are the mines, but that
every portion of ii in its trend con-
tains ore in immense quantities at a
reasonable depth.
EMAfA-I.AsT CHANCE,
on the same hillside, occupies that
portion of the vein between the
Stemwinder and Tyler, and is own
ed by company composed of men of
Mnnr1a ut
the head. This property passed
from the hands of the iocators only
short time ago, and until then
had no work done on it. Since its
purchase it has been developed by a
cross.cut tunnel which is nOwin about
$50 feet, 80 feet of which has passed
through vein matter carrying some
ore. The conditions are similar to
those of the Tyler, only that the ore
chutes are stronger. The tunnel has
not yet crossed the ore zone; no
drifting, stopping or sinking has been
done, yet there is a large amount
Of clean ore on the dump, nd the
property prom ises to be as valua-
BILE as any on this hillside.
This treats of the vein for about
one mile of its length In Milo gulch
and rising to elevation at the Ty-
Ter of neatly 1900 feet above the
creek bottom. Mining here may be
said to he in only an embryo state,
yet the showing is unprecedented
and the proportions II isIikely to as
! sumo Is beyond precOnception.
Going over the hill into Dead wood
gulch, the
SIERRA NEVADA
is found In an advanced stage OF de.
yelopment. This has probably
been the most difficult location on
the vein to develop. The settled or
pressed down condition of the mass
of the mountain matter put the vein
In an almost horizontal position.
For some time after the discovery
here, there were conflicting interests
that passed from the hands of one
party to another, ,all of whom develop
ed nothing or determined the condi.
tions. Finally, they were all pur-
chased by company composed of
Portland men, and under the able
direc ton Of their superintendent, j.
@. Mcconnell, the property has been
skillfully opened and developed into
a mine OF great richness. This mine
Is opened by two principal tunnels,
each about 450 feet long and eco feet
apart and connected by winze.
Considerable drifting and stopping
has been done, putting it in
shape capable Of yielding a great
amount OF ore. During progress OF
development regular shipments
were made giving returns OF 500
per ton without concentrating. As
work advanced the yield Increased
to about ten tons per day. The ore
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